Jeopardy
In the decade of big hair, neon colors and mini skirts, this was the year Jeopardy came on TV.
What is 1984?
Ronald Reagan was this numbered president of the Untied States.
What is 40th?
This member of the royal family was dubbed the World's #1 Celebrity by Reader's Digest in 1985.
Who is Princess Diana?
This is the most dominant relief pitcher in baseball who played 19 seasons with the Yankees, where he was their closer for 17 of those years.
Who is Mariano Rivera?
This song was the Rolling Stones first international hit even though it was first considered a B-side album track. Devo later covered this song in 1977.
What is (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction?
Alex Trebek was born here in 1940.
Where is Ontario, Canada?
Reagan was elected to this position from 1967-1975.
What is Governor of California?
This is the country in which the Queen's husband, Prince Phillip, was born.
What is Greece?
The "Rocket" pitched for the Red Sox, the Houston Astros, the Toronto BlueJays and The Yankees over 24 seasons. He won 7 Cy Yong Awards, and is the only pitcher to recorded over 350 wins and strike out over 4500 batters.
Who is Roger Clemens?
This song has the lyrics "I shouted out, who killed the Kennedy's? When after all, it was you and me."
What is Sympathy for the Devil?
This guy, famous for winning 74 episodes of Jeopardy in a row, was defeated by a computer back in 2011. Name the guy and the computer.
Who is Ken Jennings and Watson?
Reagan was given a specific nickname as a young boy by his family. His ancestry is Irish on his father's side and Scot-English on his mother's side. Also because of his childhood haircuts, he was given this nickname.
What is Dutch?
This is the university in the UK where Prince William met his future wife, Kate Middleton.
What is The University of St. Andrews?
This longtime Met who played a significant role in the Met's victory in the 1969 World Series won 3 Cy Young Awards and had the address of Citi Field in New York renamed with his name and number in 2019.
Who is Tom Seaver?
This blues singer was the person who influenced the name The Rolling Stones. According to Keith Richards, Brian Jones named the band when Jones saw this artist's album on the floor with a track on it called Rolling Stone.
Who is Muddy Waters?
This is the name of the company that put forth the Jeopardy man vs. computer challenge back in 2011.
What is IBM?
Reagan suffered hearing loss in one ear when he was hurt on a movie set in the late 1930's. Decades later, he wrote to this superstar offering his support after this superstar was also injured during filming of a TV commercial.
Who is Michael Jackson?
The wedding of this royal family member was the first to be broadcast on TV, with an estimated 20 million people watching the show in 1960.
Who is Princess Margaret?
In 2018, Trump posthumously awarded this pitcher the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 70 years after he passed. During his time playing, he was known for drinking and bad behavior, which resulted in him being denied the opportunity to ever manage a major league club.
Who is Babe Ruth?
Ed Sullivan eventually banned The Rolling Stones from his TV show after a few appearances for this reason. Maybe he should have worn some headphones!
What is their fans were too loud?
This guy is the highest earning Jeopardy player ever, having made over $4million dollars on the show.
Who is Brad Rutter?
This was Reagan's only role as a villain in a film, and it was the first made-for-TV movie. However, it was considered too violent for TV in 1964 and was released to movie theaters instead. It was based on a Hemingway story.
What is The Killers?
King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry this divorced American socialite actress. A movie was made by Madonna about her.
Who is Wallis Simpson?
This lefty pitched 12 seasons for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers and he became the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Sandy Koufax?
This comedy husband and wife team appeared with The Rolling Stones on their first appearance of The Ed Sullivan Show. Their son Ben is a working actor/comedian.
Who are Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara?